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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: My 11 Wk Old Son Has a Bad Cough and Congestion    —Van Nuys, CA

"My 11 week old son is sick yet again. This time he has a really bad dry/wet cough (sort of like the crupe, but diffe..."

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I am sorry but YOU NEED to take him to His Pediatric Physician tomorrow, none of us can tell you what the inside of this babys lungs look like or if they are filling u...

Has the doctor/nurses or hospital mentioned Pertussis (Whoping Cough)? If not--YOU should. You might get pooh-pooed by the doc, and told it is rare but it is NOT an...

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Q: Severe Nasal Congestion    —Burbank, CA

"My (almost) 1 year old is sick with a nasty cold yet again. I have tried saline nasal spray and the nasal aspirator,..."

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Hi N., I hate to sound like there might be a problem. I sit on the board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Guild of Orange County. Has she been tested for cystic ...

Several people have mentioned the cool mist humidifier, but I've found a vaporizer, which gives off warm mist, to be more helpful. However, if you're in very warm weat...

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Q: Son Failed 2 Hearing Tests at the Age of 2, Anyone Else Have This Issue?    —McKinney, TX

"Our son, who just turned 2 at the end of March, just failed his second hearing test today. We have been referred to ..."

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My son had got ear tubes two months ago after lots of ear infections and after a pretty bad hearing test... We went to Dr. Mehendale. He is great and the procedure did...

i'm an audiologist and routinely test children's hearing in an ent setting. almost all the tests for your son's age group involve placing a tip into the ear and measu...

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Q: Thanks for All Your Advice - Here's My Follow up for Chiropractic Care    —Ayer, MA

"Hi, I wanted to thank all of you that responded about a month and a half ago. I was seeking advice for whether or n..."

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J.: I'm not sure where you live, but if you are in the Hartford, CT area, I HIGHLY recommend Dr. James Batti. We had the surgery at CCMC, but were able to see the Dr...

J.. Before you schedule surgery there are two other things to consider diet and accupuncture. Ear infections are an indication of food allergies. See a nutrition...

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Q: 2 Yr Old Son    —Kennesaw, GA

"My son have been having fever for the last 3 weeks on and off, sometimes up to 104 degrees, my husband and i took him..."

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Has he had a change to whole milk, or milk products with increased fat content, lately? That can sometimes do that. S. B.

M., does he have any other symptoms besides the high fever? Are you guys of a Mediterrannean background on either side? In our family, my brother had sudden, high...

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Q: Seeking Solution to a 2-Week Old Cough!    —Aliso Viejo, CA

"My 10 month old has had a nasty cough - first congestion, then runny nose, now back to congestions. She sounds like ..."

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If it has been two weeks, please take your little one to the doctor...my rule of thumb with anything is if it's not gone in fours days, go to the doctor (as advised by...

a could should only last 5-7 days. this could be something worse. i would reccamend using a cool mist humidafire insteadd (unless her dr says to use it). my daughter h...

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Q: Can Thrush Cause a Blister on Baby's Mouth?    —Louisville, KY

"My son (almost 11 months) has thrush...at the same time we noticed the white spots in his mouth, he developed a blist..."

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Oral thrush usually only involves the inside of the mouth, from my understanding. If you have herpes simplex A, or he has been exposed to it, then the blisters outside...

Two of my babies had thrush. We tried everything to get rid of it. What worked the best was feeding them plain yogurt three times a day. Schedule an appointment wit...

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Q: Doctor Recommends Adenoid Surgery for My 2 Year Old    —Oakland, CA

"My 2 year old daughter has experienced asthma symptoms, robust snoring and frequent lingering colds for a year and af..."

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Hi to both E. and your husband. I would consider taking a look at www.earthclinic.com. It has some great home remedies for all sorts of health challenges including ast...

While it is always good to explore treatment options, I will say that you should be glad it has been caught so early. My niece had surgery for this last year, at age ...

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Q: Could This Be Allergies or Does My Baby Need to Go to the ENT?    —Dallas, GA

"Does anyone have any advice on allergies in infants? My son, who is will be 9 months on the 1st, has had nasal conge..."

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I would ask to go to the Ent. Both of my children have been with an Ent for 3 years now. Just this year he told us to go to a Allergie dr. to have them tested to see i...

Hi S., I know this is a miserable time for your baby. I would recommend taking him to an ENT. Babies sinuses does not fully develope until about two years of age. Al...

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Q: Drastic, Sudden Change in 7 Year Old Hearing - Possibly Allergies?    —Los Angeles, CA

"My 7 year old's hearing has drastically worsened in the last month. She took a hearning test at school in September ..."

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Hi, I've actually , just recently dealt with this in a similiar manner. My daughter, age 7, said she "couldn't hear". She said "what?" a lot and turned up the t.v...

Dear Kraen, I cant add much to your daghters hearing situation, other than reasurance. My 7 year has had both hearing and vision changes within a few weeks of positi...

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